Jordan Elementary to stay open

Mesa Public Schools officials voted to keep Jordan Elementary open yesterday. Here is the coverage from the Republic and here is the story from the Tribune. I am glad that people are looking at this from all angles instead of just making the cuts and hoping for the best. From the special education programs to the students outside of the district, the funding savings seemed to have been based on a lot of assumptions.

However, I encourage that everyone looks on how to make Jordan a viable candidate to not only stay open in the future but to thrive in that community. As some of our areas around town age, the people stay in their homes even after their kids are long gone. If people want the schools to stay open, they are going to have to be open to some innovations in education.